Obituaries

Ruth Brown, 91 , formerly of Stockport, died today, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Eolia, Mo.Arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham.

John Stansberry, 95, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 9. 2013, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center.Arrangements are pending at Behner Funeral Home.

John Stansberry, 95, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral will be 10:30 am Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home. Burial with military rites will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday with Masonic Rites.Memorials may be made to VFW and Hospice Compassus. Memorials and cards may be sent to the family, 2377 Osage ...

Helen Marie Hotle, 86, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at the Jefferson County Health Center.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. Howard Innis officiating. The body will be cremated, and a private burial of the cremains will be at a later date in the Friends Cemetery in Richland.Visitation for family and friends will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday at ...

Donald Audsley Ballew, 75, of Burlington, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Thielen Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jonathan Snow officiating. Burial will be in Hale Cemetery in Hale, Mo.Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6:30-8 p.m.Memorials may be sent to Great ...

V. Evelyn McCracken, 80, of Keosauqua died at 8:14 a.m. today, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, a Good Samaritan Society ? Van Buren in Keosauqua.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Showmaker officiating. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery, Keosauqua.Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with family present 5-7 p.m.Memorials to Good Samaritan ...

Herschel Glen Robinson, 86, of Birmingham, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham, with the Rev. Larry Shipley officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.Visitation with the family present will be from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, the family ...

Francis Lee Baum, 83, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.No services are planned at this time. The body has been cremated, according to his wishes.Memorials and cards may be made to the family. Memorials may be sent to Debra Cramblit, PO Box 322, Agency 52530.Mr. Baum was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Logan, the son of Floyd and Bertha Mumm Baum. He married Phyllis Mayer ...

Sister Mary Josephus Lamansky, 87, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Aurora, Ill.A funeral was held Dec. 28 in Aurora.Condolences may be made online at www.daleidenmortuary.com.Ms. Lamasky was born July 25, 1925, the daughter of Harry and Helen Lahr Lamansky.Ms. Lamansky grew up on a farm in Jefferson County.She graduated from Pleasant Plain Consolidated Public School in 1943. She attended nursing school at St. ...

Betty June Reynolds, 82, of Ollie, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at her home in Ollie.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Fremont Funeral Chapel in Fremont.